Grazeley Parochial CE (Aided) Primary School

'Be courageous; Be strong; Do everything in love'

Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE)

Our children are shown how to treat others with love and respect, and approach difficult decisions with courage, so that they can play a positive and successful role within our society, both as children now, and as adults in the future.

Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE)

‘It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.’

Epictetus

What is PSHE Education?

PSHE Education (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) is a planned programme of learning through which children learn the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to successfully manage their lives. giving them resilience and hope for the future.  PSHE Education develops the qualities and attributes children need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society as they learn how to be a member of a loving community.

Intent

Through our PSHE curriculum at Grazeley Primary School we enable our children to grow into healthy, confident, independent, and responsible adults. Our children are shown how to treat others with love and respect, and approach difficult decisions with courage, so that they can play a positive and successful role within our society, both as children now, and as adults in the future.  

We help them understand how they are developing personally and socially, and give them opportunities to explore important moral, social and cultural issues. We enable our children to learn about rights and responsibilities, and provide them with a strong understanding of the diverse world around them.  

We support our children to play a positive role in society, enabling them to contribute to both the school and the wider community, actively seeking ways they can make a positive difference. We aim to develop a strong sense of self-worth and resilience in our children, preparing them for the challenges of becoming global citizens in an ever-changing world.

Implementation

How is PSHE Education taught at Grazeley?

Our PSHE curriculum is delivered through weekly lessons, themed assemblies, workshops, and external speakers. We ensure that the content is age-appropriate, relevant, and engaging, using a variety of teaching methods to cater to different learning styles. Regular assessments and feedback mechanisms are in place to ensure the curriculum meets the evolving needs of our children. 

Golden threads

At Grazeley, children will encounter ‘Golden Threads’. These are substantive concepts that are revised and developed throughout the different PSHE units and across the key stages.

In PSHE these “Golden Threads” are:

  • Me and my relationships: Children will explore different types of relationships, including friendships, family relationships, and romantic relationships, learning about respect, consent, and effective communication.
  • Valuing Difference: Children will cultivate an understanding and appreciation of diversity, promoting inclusivity and respect for differences within the school and the wider community.
  • Keeping Safe: Children will learn about staying safe in various contexts, including online safety, recognizing and managing risk, and knowing where to seek help and support.
  • Rights and Respect: Children will gain knowledge about their rights and responsibilities, understanding financial literacy, career planning, and how to contribute to their community and society.
  • Being my Best: Children will develop an understanding and appreciation of diversity, foster a commitment to inclusivity and respect for differences within the school and the wider community. They will develop resilience, grow self-esteem, and learn how to manage and overcome challenges.
  • Growing and Changing: Children will learn about physical and mental health, including how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, manage stress, and understand the importance of sleep, nutrition, and exercise.

We use the Coram SCARF PSHE Education programme to support our teaching. The whole school covers the same theme each half term, each theme being one of our golden threads, with each year group learning about different aspects of that theme over a series of six lessons. It also includes one on-line workshop a year for each class. In Years 5&6 this covers different aspects of drug and alcohol education, while for Years 1-4 the themes covered include keeping safe with my friends, feelings, my healthy brain and body and what makes me ‘me’.

Children in FS are taught PSHE through the Foundation Stage Curriculum and staff use stories and games as well as the suggested teaching activities on the SCARF planning. More detail can be found about this in the Foundation Stage area of our website.

Our long term planning for PSHE can be found below.

The document below shows what children will have covered in their PSHE curriculum by the end of Year Six.

PSHE areas covered

Impact:

The impact of our PSHE curriculum can be seen in the way the children respond to each other and those around them respectfully, upholding our school values of love, hope, peace and courage. They value being part of our loving community and can often be seen making positive choices, demonstrating empathy and respect for others, and actively participating in the school community.

Through our PSHE lessons the children learn to respect themselves and learn how to put healthy, respectful boundaries in place in order to keep themselves safe in a variety of situations. They are able to ask questions and respectfully discuss difficult issues. They learn about their rights and responsibilities as members of the society around them, and become increasingly aware of the diverse nature of the society in which they live.

‘I found it really interesting learning about money.’

‘We really look forward to the children coming to the coffee morning’

‘A risk is a choice I make but a hazard is something that might make it difficult for me.’

‘Year 3 children help out in their local community at Beech Hill Coffee Morning’
‘Our Foundation Stage children on a visit around school to meet the people in their new school community.’
‘Year 6 children led sessions for all the classes about staying safe on the internet’

Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)

This forms a part of the PSHE curriculum at Grazeley Primary School. The summary document below shows where these elements are taught within the PSHE curriculum.

The SCARF PSHE programme taught at Grazeley Parochial Primary school fully covers the Relationships Education and Health Education requirements, statutory from September 2020. SCARF lessons are carefully planned as part of a spiral curriculum, covering all subjects in an age-appropriate way, with some lessons providing the fundamental building blocks needed for children to achieve the end of primary school outcomes, although they relate indirectly to those outcomes.
 
The RSE curriculum is taught through the following overarching themes. Details about what is taught when can be found in the year group overviews.

Relationships Education 
Families and people who care for me

Caring friendships

Respectful relationships

Online relationships

Being safe

Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing (Health Education)

Mental wellbeing 

Internet safety and harms 

Physical health and fitness

Healthy eating

Drugs, alcohol and tobacco 

Health and prevention

Basic first-aid

Changing adolescent body

A summary of the Sex Education taught across the school in the summer term Growing and Changing unit of work.